Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-06
THEATRICAL.
The Last Night OF BoOuh-Coming
Attra ctiOns.

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The Opera House was last night seat
ed throughout with another fine audi.
ence to enjoy the closing evening of the
Booth season. Othello, with Booth as
'Iago," was the attraction. This is one
OF that actors favorite characters, and
the very striking personation he gave of
the designing and artful villain who de-
ceived the confiding "Othello" to his
undoipg, showed that his fame as the
best "Iago" on the stage to-day was his
of right. From the time that his in.
ventive brain evolved the villainous de-
sign to awaken the Moor's jealousy and
compromise Michael Casio and the gen.
tie Desdemona in the meshes of his
subtle plot, until he reached the culmi.
mating act of deceptive villainy, Mr..
Booth showed that be had mastered the
character, and was equal to its most ex.
acting delineations. 1t was q masterly
Interpretation of one of the most difficult
roles in Shakespeare. 1t was greatly
to be regretted that he had not
an "Othello to play against who
could, at least, have been something
more than foil for his part. Ii MIR.
Barron, who had the "vaulting ambi.
tion" to accept the role of "O,hello,"
could have realized that be was not
reading sermon in conventicle, but
reciting part upon o stage, he might
have come off with some degree of credit.
But to read the lines of the Moor with
nasal twang, to sniffie, mouth and rant,
was, as Dogberry says, "Most tolerable
and not to be endured"
Miss Vaders was clever as I'D esde.
mona," and Mrs. Fosters Emilia" was
the best effort she has yet made.
The season of Mr.. Booth has been a
great success here. The people have
turned out very generously, and have
given him houses of which he should be
proud, and this, too, in the Lenten sea-
SOD, when many theater.goers are with
held from participating in amusements.
Under the circumstances they had the
right to expect that the minor actors of
the troupe should have been of more
meritorious type than are those who
compose Mr.. Booths support.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
The next attraction atthe Opera House
will be the famous McGibeny family.
The press from wherever they have ap.
peared speak in the highest praise of
them. The Chronicle says: "The or.
chestra music was remarka BILE, when the
family devoted itself to brass it became
band that could furnish some really in
spring music. Nothing was amateurish
or slipshod, and, altogether, especially
when it is known that the performers
run frem McGibeny pere, down TO a tot
of four years old, the entertainment may
he considered one of unusual merit.
This musical family open tomorrow
night.
On next Wednesday, March 9th, the
celebrated Trebelli Musin Concert Com.
pany make their first appearance at the
Opera House. Nine. Trebelli is an abso.
lutte mistress OF her art. She is con-
tralto endowed by nature with rich.
full and sympathetic voice, sweet and
clear in the upper tones and grandly
effective in the lower register.
The Bijou Opera Company will appear
at the Grand Opera House on next
Thursday for the balance of the week,
rendering the princess of Trebizonde,"
Billee Taylor" the "Mikado" and the
Bridal Trap The Company come
well recommended.